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The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire, the Vatican, and Roman Catholicism

P. Grimal, "Roman Civilization" - Recommended reference book to learn about the overwhelming prosperity of the Roman Empire and its cultural background.

This work, like "Greek Civilization" and "Hellenistic Civilization," which we have previously introduced on this blog, is a valuable reference book that provides a detailed explanation of the background of civilizations that have occurred and what they have to offer.

The book will explain Rome from its origins to its prosperity and how the advanced civilization that sustained the empire was created. In particular, Roman law, building techniques, culture, and art, which are the basis of "Roman civilization," as the book's title suggests, are discussed in considerable detail.

I have to admit that it is a tough introduction to ancient Rome, but I would highly recommend this work to anyone who wants to learn more about Rome.
The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire, the Vatican, and Roman Catholicism

F. Chamoux, "Hellenistic Civilization" - A recommended commentary on what is the Hellenistic civilization, which is also connected to ancient Rome and Buddhism!

Why are we so fascinated by "Venus de Milo" and "Nike of Samothrace"? There was the cosmopolitan character of Hellenistic civilization.

Studying the Greek and Hellenistic civilizations gives us an idea of the major trends in "history and culture. These civilizations created the soil for the modern society in which we live. Learning about them is of great significance to us living in the modern world.

I strongly recommend reading this book as a set with "Greek Civilization" which I introduced in the last issue. It is extremely interesting. This is a great book. I can recommend it with confidence. Why don't you pick up a copy?
The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire, the Vatican, and Roman Catholicism

F. Chamoux, "Greek Civilization" - A recommended commentary to learn about the sources of European civilization that had a huge impact on the Roman Empire!

This work gives a comprehensive look at ancient Greece from many different perspectives, which was very gratifying to me as I wanted to know the connection between Rome and Greece. I highly recommend this work to anyone interested in ancient Rome.

There is too much in the book to actually describe in this article, but the sections on ancient Greek art were a real eye-opener.

Why is ancient Greek art so wonderful? Why was Greece able to create overwhelming beauty among so many civilizations in the world? This was interesting. It gave me goosebumps.
The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire, the Vatican, and Roman Catholicism

Pen BOOKS The Origins of Beauty, Ancient Greece and Rome - A recommended introduction to the origins of European art.

I have been learning about the Roman Empire for the past month and a half. I am very grateful for this book that gives me an overview of ancient Greek and Roman art.

The book is just full of pictures and is a very visual and easy to understand work.

The development of the history of ancient Greece and Rome will also be explained, albeit briefly, and you can learn about the historical background and even the lives of the people of those times.

This will make you feel familiar with ancient Greek and Roman art. It will also make you want to see the real thing.

I highly recommend this book as an introductory book.
The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire, the Vatican, and Roman Catholicism

Epictetus, "Life Discourse" - What is true freedom? An amazing theory of life by a slave-born Stoic philosopher. And the connection with Mitsuyuki Kiyosawa.

Epictetus was an ancient Roman Stoic philosopher with a surprising origin: he was born a slave. His ideas are known to have greatly influenced the later Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius.

The famous words in "Life Talks" are still, "You will bind my feet. But my will cannot be controlled, not even by Zeus. Epictetus goes on to describe what freedom means in this work. What on earth would Epictetus, the most unfree man, a slave, have to say? This was very interesting.
The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire, the Vatican, and Roman Catholicism

Seneca, On the Shortness of Life - Roman Stoic philosopher's philosophy of life that warns against wasting time and tells us to live in the present.

Seneca consistently states, "Live in the moment. And he insists that we should not lose time to things outside of ourselves.

This is no time to waste. How do you live your life, Seneca asks?

I felt that there are elements of Buddhism in this work, so much so that I wondered if Seneca was Buddha. Not only the teachings themselves, but also the style of writing, which seems to ask questions to each reader, is similar.

The similarities between Roman Stoic philosophy and Buddhism were very interesting to me as well.
The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire, the Vatican, and Roman Catholicism

Koji Nakano, "The Words of Seneca, the Roman Philosopher" - Recommended for an introduction to Seneca! The Stoic philosopher who was a teacher of the tyrant Nero and later forced to commit suicide

Seneca was a leading philosopher of the Roman Empire and the teacher of that tyrant Nero, who had an amazing career.

Surprisingly, the tyrant Nero also ruled the Roman Empire as a good monarch for the first five years after becoming emperor. It is said that Seneca's education was behind this good rule.

Seneca's ideas seem to have something in common with "The Analects" and Buddhism, which was very interesting to me as a monk.

This work is highly recommended as an introduction to Seneca, the great Roman philosopher and forefather of life.
The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire, the Vatican, and Roman Catholicism

Ovidius, "The Metamorphosis Story" Synopsis and Comments - A short story about ancient Greek and Roman mythology that had a huge impact on European art!

The existence of these two Roman poets, Vergilius and Oedipus, had a tremendous impact on later European culture. They are truly the fountainhead of European art. It was a very interesting experience to read their works.

Reading them will increase your chances of coming into contact with European painting, sculpture, and literature and saying, "Oh, this!" I am already encountering more and more such situations. I am already encountering more and more such situations. This is interesting.
This article will also discuss such connections between "The Metamorphosis Story" and Bernini and Dostoevsky.
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Wellgirius' "Aeneis" Synopsis and Comments - The founding myth of ancient Rome! A masterpiece of Latin literature that also lets us know the relationship with Greece!

The Greek state was once prosperous. But now it is our Rome that rules the Mediterranean! What is needed here and now? It is a founding myth that surpasses Greece! With it, we will be able to seek the source of our pride and spirit as Romans!

Then came Vergilius. With this very work, he created a founding myth that generated pride in the Roman people.

If you read the Aeneid, you will clearly see that Vergilius wrote with an intense awareness of Greece, as in the Iliad and the Odyssey.

I highly recommend reading the three books as a set.
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Ryoji Motomura, "The World History of Rise and Fall Volume 04: The Mediterranean World and the Roman Empire" - Recommended reference book to learn more about Hannibal and Caesar.

This work, as the title suggests, is a commentary on the history of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. What is gratifying about this book is that it covers not only the history of the Roman Empire, but also its relationship with Greece, Carthage, and other Mediterranean countries.

And I am glad to see that there is plenty of commentary on Hannibal and Caesar.

This book is as interesting as if you were reading a single novel from beginning to end.

It seems to me that this book is truly the best part of learning history.

It was a very interesting book. I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the Roman Empire.